Table 1 Compared results by MALDI-TOF MS analysis using the new and the standard identification methods
From: MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry as a potential tool for Trichomonas vaginalis identification
MALDI-TOF MS analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
New identification method | Standard identification method | |||
Range setting (6–10 kDa) | Range setting (3–15 kDa) | |||
Clinical isolates | Identification | Score | Identification | Score |
Tv1a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.0 | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.9 |
Tv2a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.2 | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.9 |
Tv3a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.1 | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 |
Tv4a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.1 | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 |
Tv5a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.3 | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 |
Tv6a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.2 | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 |
Tv7a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.2 | No identification | NA |
Tv8a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.1 | No identification | NA |
Tv9a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
Tv10a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
Tv11a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
Tv12a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.9 | No identification | NA |
Tv13a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.8 | No identification | NA |
Tv14a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
Tv15a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
Tv16a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
Tv17a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.0 | No identification | NA |
Tv18a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.0 | No identification | NA |
Tv19a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.0 | No identification | NA |
Tv20b | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.0 | No identification | NA |
Tv21c | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
Samples | ||||
Urine N. 20 | No identification | NA | No identification | NA |
Vaginal swabd | No identification | NA | No identification | NA |
Urethral swabd | No identification | NA | No identification | NA |
Urine swabd | No identification | NA | No identification | NA |